Lists and Suggestions for Teens
TEENS: If You Like The Fault In Our Stars
Somebody up There Hates You
Author: Seamon, Hollis.
Dying of cancer in a hospice, seventeen-year-old prankster Richard has big plans...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Author: Andrews, Jesse.
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his ...
Before I Die
Author: Downham, Jenny.
A terminally ill teenaged girl makes and carries out a list of things to do befo...
The Probability of Miracles
Author: Wunder, Wendy.
Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illnes...
First Love
Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
Runaways Axi, sixteen, and Robinson, seventeen, who met on a cancer ward, leave ...
Eleanor & Park
Author: Rowell, Rainbow.
"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-c...
Deadline
Author: Crutcher, Chris.
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf dec...
Second Chance Summer
Author: Matson, Morgan.
"Taylor Edwards' family might not be the closest-knit--everyone is a little too ...
Anna and the French Kiss
Author: Perkins, Stephanie.
When Anna's father sends her to an American boarding school in Paris for her sen...
Every Day
Author: Levithan, David.
Every morning, A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's lif...
If I Stay
Author: Forman, Gayle.
While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and you...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Chbosky, Stephen.
A coming of age novel about Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflow...
Looking for Alaska
Author: Green, John, 1977-
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama...
Before I Fall
Author: Oliver, Lauren, 1982-
After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha relives the day of her death ove...
Thirteen Reasons Why
Author: Asher, Jay. 1975-
When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thir...
Jellicoe Road
Author: Marchetta, Melina, 1965-
Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student ...
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
Author: Matson, Morgan.
After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student, and Roger, a college ...
Fangirl
Author: Rowell, Rainbow.
Feeling cast off when her best friend outgrows their shared love for a favorite ...
The Beginning of Everything
Author: Schneider, Robyn.
"Star athelete and prom king Ezra Faulkner's life is irreparably transformed by ...
The Spectacular Now
Author: Tharp, Tim, 1957-
In the last months of high school, charismatic eighteen-year-old Sutter Keely li...
Forgive me, Leonard Peacock
Author: Quick, Matthew, 1973-
A day in the life of a suicidal teen boy saying good-bye to the four people who ...
Ask the Passengers
Author: King, A. S. (Amy Sarig), 1970-
"Astrid Jones copes with her small town's gossip and narrow-mindedness by starin...
Love Letters to the Dead
Author: Dellaira, Ava.
When Laurel starts writing letters to dead people for a school assignment, she b...
Awards
Awarded annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by Illinois high school students
Adult books that appeal to teen readers
Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA)
Best teen books selected from the previous year
Outstandingly inspirational books that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all people
Honors the best nonfiction book of the year written for teens
Rainbow Book List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
Children’s/Young Adult LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) nominees
Honoring excellence in books for teens
Celebrating the Latino cultural experience
An Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people
William C. Morris YA Debut Award
Honors the best novels of the year by a debut author writing for teens
YALSA Book Awards and Booklists
The American Library Association’s Young Adult Library Services Association presents annual awards and puts out annual lists for various types of genres and materials